‘Expendables’ wins weekend with $34.8M debut

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sylvester Stallone’s action romp “The Expendables” has captured the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with a $34.8 million debut.

Opening a solid No. 2 with $23.1 million was Julia Roberts‘ globe-trotting drama “Eat Pray Love.”

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. “The Expendables,” Lionsgate, $34,825,135, 3,270 locations, $10,650 average, $34,825,135, one week.

2. “Eat Pray Love,” Sony, $23,104,523, 3,082 locations, $7,497 average, $23,104,523, one week.

3. “The Other Guys,” Sony, $17,408,501, 3,651 locations, $4,768 average, $69,951,822, two weeks.

4. “Inception,” Warner Bros., $11,285,051, 3,120 locations, $3,617 average, $248,469,482, five weeks.

5. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” Universal, $10,609,795, 2,818 locations, $3,765 average, $10,609,795, one week.

6. “Despicable Me,” Universal, $6,971,355, 2,923 locations, $2,385 average, $222,197,390, six weeks.

7. “Step Up 3D,” Disney, $6,905,201, 2,439 locations, $2,831 average, $29,844,422, two weeks.

8. “Dinner For Schmucks,” Paramount, $6,285,179, 3,046 locations, $2,063 average, $58,785,547, three weeks.

9. “Salt,” Sony, $6,219,502, 2,834 locations, $2,195 average, $103,438,273, four weeks.

10. “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” Warner Bros., $4,190,426, 2,728 locations, $1,536 average, $35,218,937, three weeks.

11. “Toy Story 3,” Disney, $2,222,731, 1,219 locations, $1,823 average, $400,824,826, nine weeks.

12. “Charlie St. Cloud,” Universal, $2,113,930, 2,083 locations, $1,015 average, $28,758,460, three weeks.

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